proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
finance business; moneylending business
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
death penalty; capital punishment
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
system by which hitting a certain jackpot increases the probability of hitting the next jackpot (on prepaid card pachinko machines)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
Akita Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to sniff out; to get wind of
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
cache; place to hide something
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization